Home Health Occupational Therapist OT Full Time

Aveanna Healthcare; Athens (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company is seeking an Occupational Therapist to deliver therapy services and collaborate with healthcare teams in Alabama. The OT will perform assessments, develop and document care plans, and supervise personnel while ensuring optimal patient outcomes. This full-time role requires a degree in Occupational Therapy and relevant state licensure.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted state license as an Occupational Therapist.
• Valid CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform initial and ongoing assessments of patients.
• Provide therapy services according to physician orders.
• Document client performance and modify goals as appropriate.

Skills

Organization

Communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Relationship-building

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Position Overview

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our team! You will utilize your clinical expertise to assess, teach, and deliver therapy interventions and treatment directed by the Physician as established in the home health plan of care. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, receiving and providing pertinent updates to optimize patient well-being.

Schedule: Full-Time visits Monday - Friday

Territory: Limestone, Lauderdale, Morgan, and Lawrence counties

Essential Job Functions:

• Perform initial and ongoing assessments to evaluate mobility, coordination, strength and current level of function.
• Responsible for administration, evaluation, and interpretation of tests and measurements to determine functional goals and outcomes.
• Provide a written evaluation and plan of care defining occupational therapy needs, goals, progress and expected outcomes.
• Delivery of occupational therapy services to comply with prescribed physician orders.
• Maintains plan of care by performing timely documentation of client performance, modifying goals and treatment as needed, and determine discharge care plans as appropriate.
• Responsible for discharge planning, including collaborating and educating the patient and his/her caretakers on home exercise plan to follow discharge.
• Participates in coordination of services with health care team, physicians, parent/guardians, nurses, etc.
• Documents according to policy and procedure and requires minimal supervision or instruction.
• Documents effectively resulting in no technical or clinical denials subsequent to review of documentation by payers
• Maintain effective communication between staff, healthcare team members and family. Serve as a resource consultant for clinical staff.
• Supervises other personnel (OTA, HHA) as applicable.
• Completes OASIS assessments where allowed by state professional practice and regulation.

Requirements:

• Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university/program.
• Current, unrestricted state license as an Occupational Therapist in the state of practice
• Valid CPR

Preferred:

• Strong organization and communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Time management
• Proven relationship-builder
• Experience in Home Health Therapy and completion of OASIS documentation